Tel Aviv, 4 June 2024 (dpa/MIA) – Four hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip died some months ago in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari has revealed.

The four men, the youngest of whom was 51 and the eldest 84, died under unknown circumstances, Hagari said.

In December, Hamas published a video showing three of the men, and in March it reported that they had been killed in attacks mounted by Israeli forces. The IDF said it now had independent confirmation of their deaths.

Fears are rising in Israel that many of the 124 hostages still unaccounted for may have died.

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